by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 663 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,735 and $26,625 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 178 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,870 and $17,588 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in design and applied arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in design and applied arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland list. Cecil College is a small public school situated in North East, Maryland. It awarded 10 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Harford Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Harford Community College is a small public school situated in Bel Air, Maryland. It awarded 27 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Montgomery College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Rockville, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Prince George’s Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland list. Largo, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland. Anne Arundel Community College is located in Arnold, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
Baltimore City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Baltimore City Community College
Community College of Baltimore County landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland ranking. Community College of Baltimore County is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Baltimore County Design & Applied Arts Report
With a ranking of #8, Frederick Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland list. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Frederick, Maryland. It awarded 3 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Frederick Community College
Hagerstown Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland list. HCC is a small school located in Hagerstown, Maryland that handed out 2 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Design & Applied Arts at Hagerstown Community College
With a ranking of #10, Carroll Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in Maryland list. Westminster, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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